Emotion Pictures

<p>This book investigates a group of exceptional films that single-mindedly consider one particular emotion – be it pity, lust, grief, or anxiety – to examine cinematic emotion in depth.</p><p>Drawing on philosophical and psychological approaches, Fischer’s unique analysis offers unparalleled case studies for comprehending emotion in the movies. The book provides the reader with an opportunity to contemplate what notion of a particular emotion is advanced onscreen; to describe how the unique tools and aesthetics of cinema are utilized to do so; to place such representations in dialogue with film theory as well as philosophical and psychological commentary; and to illustrate the important dichotomy between filmic portrayals and audience response.</p><p>Beyond film and media scholars and students, this book will have resonance for academics and practitioners in several fields of psychology, including social work, psychiatry, and therapy.</p> <p>Introduction: Film "The Emotion Machine"; 1. <strong>Animated Emotions</strong> Emblems of Feeling in <em>Inside Out</em> and <em>The Emoji </em>Movie; 2. <strong>Grief</strong> The Unbearable Heaviness of Being in <em>Pieces of a </em>Woman; 3. <strong>Trauma</strong> Black Boyhood and <em>Moonlight</em>; 4. <strong>Anxiety</strong> High Anxiety in <em>Adaptation</em>; 5. <strong>Guilt</strong> Blame and Culpability in <em>21 Grams</em>; 6. <strong>Jealousy</strong> The "Green-Eyed Monster" in <em>Fado</em>; 7. <strong>Vengeance </strong>"Vengeance is Mine": <em>Red Road</em>; 8. <strong>Pity</strong> The Refusal of Pathos in <em>Pity</em>; 9. <strong>Lust</strong> Sex, Greed, and Murder in <em>The Square</em>; 10. <strong>Happiness</strong> Capturing Joy in <em>Happy-Go-Lucky</em> & <em>Hector and the Search for Happiness</em>; Afterthoughts</p>